This is harder than I though it would be...

When I was little, my friend Amy and I would sometimes go to All Fired Up when both of our moms wanted to surprise us. We had always thought it would be easy to create the small figurines, NOT! Looking back at it now, when I was told about pottery I would stereotypically think about creating pottery only on a clay spinning wheel (as well as clay flying everywhere). Although I am very interested in learning how to mold clay by a spinning wheel, rolling out a slab of clay is just as enjoyable! Personally, I am bound to make mistakes, fortunately, the clay can act like a big eraser, and smaller errors can be fixed without huge adjustments. It's hard to believe that with a shapeless slab of clay, so many shapes lurk within it bounding to be molded! :) I am very excited for the final results for the Dinner Party! It's so exciting to look around the room with all shapes and sizes of pottery and their designs. Our school has so many talented people! The theme of my table set is Alice in Wonderland. Lewis Carroll instantly sparked my mind while looking through his old English version of the novel, as well as the beautiful pictures! When I was seven my Uncle Jimmy bought Alice in Wonderland, Charlotte's Web and Stewart Little novels from small antique store in England. At the time, I simply adored the movie and watched it religiously (unfortunately I have not been able to see it in years!). Even till today, I reread the novel over and over again, the thought of an author using his imagination to escape from everything-into this tiny portal leading to whimsical fantasies and dreams, seems so interesting to me. This was Lewis Carroll’s version of dreams, and sharing them with people is just as special. This novel has a huge place in my heart and even till today where I wish Wonderland existed! :)

Working With Metals

Since this year has been my first year in HTHS arts, everything we have done so far has been a whole new experience to me! The metal project was one of my most enjoyable projects this year. I have never worked with metals in my whole life, I've seen my dad work with copper and welding tools while fixing the plumbing systems and I never knew it could be so simple. To begin, we started creating blueprints; each color represented a specific metal (gold, copper and silver). We would then trace our design onto the metal; next we used handsaw to cut out the shapes. Before we begun using the handsaws, we were reminded that the saw blades will break and will need to be changed often during the class period. Many of us broke saw blades right after we were given directions and this taught us to be patient and relax while cutting the metals. Patience, I believe patience has a huge role in the arts, without patience in the long run the end results may not be the way you wanted them to be! I really liked using the handsaw, especially the "Wood Shop" atmosphere :) This project made me realize that the most beautiful pieces of work are very simple.

Artist Research Blog Post: Andy Warhol

Andy Warhola, Also know as Andy Warhol was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As a kid Warhol had taken a big interest in drawing and painting-and a talent for it too. After he graduated from high school he studied Commercial Art at Carnegie Institute of Technology in the city he grew up in. Warhol graduated in 1949 and later became an illustrator in New York for magazines such as Vogue, Harpers Bazaar as well commercial advertising. Shortly after that was a employee in an art studio called The Factory. He began to expand his gallery of art work. Warhol was famous for his print making and silk screen pieces. A famous piece of his was a silk screen of Marilyn Monroe, and still remains a well known piece of artwork. Warhol had many different techniques of art and eventually he wanted to show the world his personally hand crafted pieces. Many pieces of his work consisted of silk screening and printing of famous of people. With this in play he wanted mass production on his own works of art. The Factory was also a movie studio, which gave Andy the opportunity to produce movies, before his death he made 300+ underground films; they were reported bizarre and eerie. During his life a co-worker Valerie Solanos, attempted to kill Warhol by shooting him. Although she failed to do so Andy was required to wear bandages around his waist for the rest of his life. Warhol died of a gall bladder infection and lived to be 58.

The reason why I chose Andy Warhol for this is because not because he has multiple techniques of art, but that he wasn’t afraid to try different things, even with pieces that most people would not understand. I believe he did this for personal satisfaction and knowing that his pieces of art that he actually drew/ painted wanted to make a statement that he was talented in art itself, as well as silk screening and printing.

                                                           "Marilyn"

"Triple Elvis"

                                                                                       

Identity Collage

We have recently been working on a "Identity Collage". The main goal of this assignment was to express yourself with pictures, words, art techniques and things that have an importance in your life, wheather it was a physical or mental importance to you. So far this has been one of my favorite assignments so far and I am looking forward to seeing the final product.

Self Portrait Painting

In creative arts the most difficult assignment for me was the self portraits. At first I dreaded self portraits- like I always had had in the past, and the fact that copying a drawing seemed impossile. Over time I realized that with a positive attiditude many things are able to be accomplished. With this assignment I let my over thinking and perfectionism take over me and I was not able to have the fullest potential on this piece. How ever, with this I am able to learn from this and move forward with a different perspective.

Hello! The end of the marking period is nearing, and so is the holidays! This year has been the first year of really experiencing photography for me, Fall has been an intresting season for me for pictures, not my favorite but everything is pretty in individual ways. Since this town is vastly small and the landscapes generally seem to remain equivalent, feeling like I have taken so many photos in the same place already. I have realized in the past few days that everything does change- and very fast! Change happens to everything, everywhere, all the time. Everything is always different and will never exactly be the same. I think its intresting to have the access to capture some movements while the universe continues to change. Generally my favorite season is Spring, but I'm eager to see Winter approaching, even though it already feels like Winter!

These are some plant phots, nature if you may, that i have always seemed to like, rarely its lucky to get a good picture with good lighting.

Hello everyone! I've always had a large interest in writing, photography and art. One thing that I have always believe in is freedom of expression, weather it ranged from a painting to what you wore. To my opinion, many people start to hide who they are from people, especially in this decade. People have hidden who they are because they are afraid of  responses and reactions. Part of me wants to glue confidence into every ones mind but realizing yourself and finding confidence on your own is all for you to figure out. There has been many types of ways to express yourself and one big aspect is art. If people cant express how they feel verbally they can express their feelings by drawing, painting and a million other options. My favorite kind of expressing myself is writing and photography, I hope you enjoy looking at my blog.. Thanks for looking at my page!(: